Spacing pad



April 5, 1932- G. B. BEAMAN I I 1,852,832

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# INVENTOR' Patented Apr. 5, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I GEORGE B. BEAMAN, OI GRAFTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO SUPERIOR PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A

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Application filed June 12,

silient and strong to absorb the shocks to which an article packed in a container is ordinarily subjected in shipment or handling.

A further object is to provide a packing pad that may bemade in a variety of forms of a single strip of corrugated paper folded upon itself, and bound into final shape by adhesive tape, glue, staples, or the like, which will provide spacing in two or more directions.

As is well known, the packaging of fragile or surface-finished articles for shipment or carriage is expensive. Paper, excelsior, straw, etc., as ordinarily used involve much waste, and frequently fail in their intended function. The present invention is directed to providing a packing pad that may be used at certain essential points, leaving large free spaces at other points. Unfilled air space between articles and containers is cheaper than any other packing, provided the article is suificiently protected otherwise. By making the spacing pads of corrugated paper, which is a material of maximum strength per unit of weight, and particularly by building up thickness by folding such paper on itself, I provide packing pads that have strength comparable to that of soft wood blocks, but much lighter, and of greater resiliency and cushioning eflect.

These and other objects, as well as various other features of the invention, will be more apparent when the following detailed description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive, illustrate forms of spacing pad members constructed of corrugated paper; Fig. 10 is a sectional view ofa shipping con- ,tainerencasing, for example, a glass cylsracme m 1930. Serial No. 460,634.

pensing pumps, two forms of spacing members embodying the invention being shown as employed to protect the cylinder against inury; -F1g. 11 is a plan view showing a circular article such as a plate or phonograph record resting on spacing members disposed in the bottom of a container; and Figs. 12 and 13 are a longitudinal partial section, and a'transverse sectional view, respectively, of a package containing a burial casket, in which pads of corrugated paper of various forms are employed for protecting the casket against injury in shipment, by spacing it from the shipping box.

In practicing the invention, sheets of corrugated paper are cut into strips having the correct length and width to form spacing pad members of desired size and shape. The strips are scored or creased at spaced intervals, preferably at right angles to the length l of the strip, to permit the folding of the strlp upon itself to the form desired. After the folding and shaping is completed, the resultant pad is bound in permanent form by some sultable means, such as glue, or preferably adhesive tape around the folded portion. Staples may also beaised through the folded portion, but their use is not always desirable, as the staples may scratch articles contacting therewith.

In Fig. 1 the pads are bound and retained in form by glue 3 applied at spots near the edges of the folded portion, while in Fig. 2, binding by the use of staples 30 is shown.

" Spacing pad members embodying the invention may be made in a number of difl'erent forms by folding the strips in various manners. One of the simplest forms is illustrated in Fig. 6, where a strip 1 of corrugated paper is lapped back and forth upon itself a number of times and then the end of the strip carried entirely around the folded portion, forming a continuous casing around its four sides. To hold the pad in permanent form adhesive tape 2 is preferably used, the tape being extended around the edges and over the member sufliciently to adequately bind the folds of corrugated paper together. While the pad may be made by folding the strip in .zig-zag fashion as shown in Fig. 6,

CORPORATION OF DELA- for example, it ma also be formed as shown in Fig. 5, where t e body of each pad section is made by folding t e strip around its end in helical fashion, and then bindingntlhe folded rtion together with ta e 2. at figure al shows a combination 0 two spaced pads with a flexible connection forming a spacer and retaining notch between.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, there are shown a pluralit of modifications of the invention in whic the folding is done in a number of different ways. v

The spacing member shown in Fig. 1, comrises two sections so formed that when olded to the L-shape illustrated the inner end or edge of one pad engages and seats on the side wall of the other pad.

-In Fig. 2 a pad having two sections quite similar to that shown in Fig. 1, is shown difiering only in that the strip is carried around the inner side of the per endicularly disposed pad instead of the ac and hence the horizontal leg pivots at the inner edge of the perpendicular member rather than at the outer edge.

In Fig. 4 an arrangement 18 employed wherein the folds of the strip forming two sections are made at right angles to the leg section of the member.

In Fig. 3 a packin member is shown having a long pad bo y withwsupplementary leg pads at each end. The intermediate body section is reinforced by a separate section consisting of a strip 0 corru ated paper folded upon itself and bound y strips of adhesive tape to the part of the main strip connecting the two end pads together.

In Fig. 5 there is illustrated a form of packing member adapted more particularl for packing disc or plate-like articles, suc as phonograph records, mirrors, plates, or the like. It consists of two pad sections formed by winding the ends of a strip of corrugated paper upon themselves in helical fashion. The pad sections at each end of the strip are spaced from each other by a portion of the strip which is folded inwardly upon itself at 4 to engage the faces of the pads 5 and 6. By this construction a space 7 rovided in which the plate-like articles packed may be inserted, and the pad sections are positively spaced apart by the folded intermediate portion of the strlp.

In Fig. 10 there is illustrated a shipping package comprising a rectangular box or container 8, in which a glass cylinder 9 is arranged and protected by a number of pad members 11 and 12. The ends of the cylinder 9 are spaced from the side and end walls of the container 8 by means of the L-shape packing members 11, constructed as shown in Figs. 1, 2 or 4. One leg or section of the pad lies between the cylinder and end wall of the box, and the other between the cylinder and side wall. The pads are maintained in lace at the middle of the side walls of the x by a flat spacing member 13 illustrated more clearly in Fig. 11. This spacing member is made of corrugated paper also, and is provided with cut outs 14, adapted to receive one leg of each of the spacin members 11, and to rest on top of the other cgs thereof.

In the middle of the cylinder a plurality of pad members of the t pe illustrated in Fig. 5, may be used. These intermediate pzcking members may be held in ing bound by'glue or other suitab e means to the side of the container, or they may. be held in place by a member 16, similar to the spacin member 13, except that a hole is cut in Its center to permit the c linder 9 to slide through it when it is place in the container 8.

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show a number of other forms in which s acing pad members may be constructed. For example such pads are ada ted for use in connection with the pac aging of a burial casket as illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13.

The casket 17 is arranged in a container 18 and the casket is spaced from the end and side walls thereof by pad members. At the ends, pad members are used comprising a web 19 connecting folded end sections 21, spaced from each other sufliciently to permit their engaging the projecting edge portions 22 and 23 of the casket. The space between the pad sections 21 may be varied to conform to different shapes of caskets or other objects packed in this manner. This spacing is adapted to provide clearance for the handles mounted on the exterior of the casket. \Vhere the casket has a tapered wall the lower portion 25 of the pad member may be made in a triangular form as shown in Fig. 7. The

packing members may be made in separate sections, as shown in Fig. 9, and attached to the walls of the packing case in fixed position by glue.

One advantage of the pads made up as described resides in the simplicity and inexpensive manner in which packing members of this type may be produced and the easy lace by manner in which they may be applied to an article, as Well as the easy manner in which they may be adapted for different shapes and forms of articles. By creasing and folding a single strip of corrugated paper in the manner described above, it is possible to produce a spacing member of great strength and light weight and which is not likely to get out of shape or be displaced in use.

It has been found in practice that spacing members of this form may be used at considerable saving of cost of material, and labor of packing, and that the articles are amply protected while the weight of the completed package is greatly reduced.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have explained the principles and mode of o eration of my invention and have illustrate and described what I now consider to represent its best embodiment. How

ever,.I desire to have. it understood that with a 1n the scope of the appended claims the in vention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described.

maintain the structure in a predetermined v 2. A spacing member adapted for use at spaced points about the ends of a shipping container, comprising asheet of corrugated paper tightly folded upon itself a plurality of times at its ends to form two connected "resilient compact pad sections, said sections being arranged at right angles to each other to form a single'L-shaped pad member.

3. The combination with the spacing 'pad of claim 2, of a positioning member having cut-out portions adapted to receive one leg ofsaid pad members and to rest'upon the other leg, whereby to hold the pads in position relative to a container wall. a

4. 'A packing pad or spacing member for use at spaced points about the ends of a shipping container, comprising a strip of corrugated paper tightly folded upon itself a plu- I rality of times at each end in a manner toform two separate connected compact resilient .pads the intermediate portion of the strip being creased and bent to bring one ad into edge contact with the face of the ot er pad, whereby to produce a unitary L-shaped spacing pad.

5. A spacing member adapted for use in shipping containers, comprising a ,sheet of corrugated paper creased at spaced intervals and folded upon itself along said creases a plurality of times at its ends to form two spaced resilient packing sections, one being in the form of a tightly folded compact rectangular block and the other in the form of a right triangle.

A spacing member adapted for use in 5 shipping containers, comprising a strip of corrugated paper tightly folded upon itself a plurality of times at'each end in such mannor as to form two connected resilient .pad

sections, the stripintcrmediate said sections being folded upon itself to provide a space between the pad sections for the reception of means for holding the pad in place in a shipping container.

In testimony whereof, I sign myname.

GEORGE B. BEAMAN. 

